Liberate All People, NOW!

Transliberation is, certainly, a matter of life and death. Over the world, every minute of every day, countless people are being victimized because they blur the prescribed lines of gender. Not just the mainstream man/woman lines, but combinations of all flavors in-between. He likes to wear women's clothes. She has a short haircut. She isn't wearing makeup. He would rather sew than play football. She wants to play Baseball instead of softball. These are all normative scenarios that place us in a strictly regimented, socially constructed gender class. Transliberation affects every one of these people, including you and me.
Sure, transliberation would immensely help more externally obvious gender differences, but I think that it will also have staggering positive results for the community as a whole. It could not only liberate transgendered people, but also push forward the goals of women's rights, ethnic equality, and social equality for all people. These concepts have far to go in reaching their goals, and any positive result for one movement must positively effect the other. As Feinberg says in “We Are All Works of Progress”, “Bigotry exacts its toll in flesh and blood. And left unchecked and unchallenged, prejudices create a poisonous climate for us all. Each of us has a stake in the demand that every human being has a right to a job, to shelter, to health care, to dignity, to respect” (Feinberg 3). It is our responsibility, as progressive thinkers, to never stop fighting until every person of every type and orientation in every society throughout the world is spoken for and has a voice in the world community.
Genetic research hoping to biologically prove a person's specific gender is a dangerous thing. Even if they are able to pinpoint certain genetic codes, what is the point? There will still be plenty of individuals who do not fall into their categorical placements. Furthermore, these kinds of research have been proven to have damaging effects on the LBGT community. As stated in “The Ethics of Genetic Research on Sexual Orientation”, “History indicates that current genetic research is likely to have negative effects on lesbians and gay men, particularly those living in homophobic societies” (Schuklenk et. Al 50). This research is promoting the hate. Even those who are hoping to help are, ultimately, hurting.
The most horrifying part of Feinberg's essay, to me, was her treatment by the emergency room doctor. This man was supposed to be a caregiver. When becoming a doctor, one takes an oath promising to heal and protect all those who need their care. In that oath, I'm sure it doesn't specify that one can refuse care due to sexual orientation, gender, or race. That people in America are daily facing these types of injustices is simply unacceptable. We must, as a nation, rally around all of our brothers and sisters regardless of their sexual orientation, gender, or anything in between.